I had a Christian friend not so long ago..unfortunately the vulnerability was too much and the growth too painful. I still pray for them though. I know they pray for me too. The spiritual warfare gets crazy when you have Godly friends, I think, in hindsight. I wish we prayed more together.
This came right on time for me. I’ve praying for godly friendships and i see this as an answered prayer for me. Thank you, brother Alex! We’re truly blessed to have you❤❤❤❤
My best friend is my sister cause when I was smoking weed and having sex she confronted me in a way I felt dirty and then I knew she is a true Christian friend . Her words lead me to the Cross!
My christian relationships right now are shallow. I know they should not be, they should be deep and translucent, hurtful to hear at times but not hating, but learning and growing. We are called to sharpen one another. Let us all do that my brothers and sisters in Christ. Amen. God bless. 😇🙏🏻❤️✝️
This came up at a great time. I grew up Christian, SDA though, so while I read through the bible myself a decade ago as I was finishing high school, I was still conflicted about works. God woke me up around new years and I came to believe the true gospel, and I've just been studying like crazy, reading my bible again, watching countless videos, and also reading many boos to correct my false beliefs and doctrine. Not long after, I started sharing the gospel with my friends and warning them about the end, which I believe is right around the corner as prophesy predicted a time like ours today and the stage is set for the Anti-Christ. My friends always knew I was Christian as I was unavailable on Saturdays/Sabbath along with food laws, not swearing etc. Growing up in a multicultural public school in Toronto, we were allowed to share our culture and express our beliefs, so I never felt ashamed of mine. I even have quite a few friends in 'the community', but they too knew where I stood on that. I never said it was okay, but I tolerated it and loved them regardless. However, this year, I felt an urgency to share the gospel with non-believers and really wake up who I assumed were lukewarm Christian friends, but they all rejected it. My Christian friends weren't really Christian at all. So I was starving for Christian friends whom I can talk about God and the bible with, and encourage each other in a time when most don't care for God and the bible/Jesus is being persecuted like crazy. I even made a post online to make a Christian group, but came across a rebellious PK who is fully in the world and a Mormon. So, I started going back to church in June as a birthday resolution, a different SDA church since I moved farther away. I was so eager to be involved and have a church family, so I not only attended the service, but attended this online bible meeting Saturday evening, in-person bible study every other Wednesday, and a couple prayer meetings. But since the quarter was on Revelation, the lies and false doctrine from our false prophet became very clear. I actually started arguing with the two bible study leaders who didn't care to understand what I was saying, and eventually sent an email to the pastor, did a full document on why their views are unbiblical, but no one was swayed. I saw the pride and judgement they had in keeping the Sabbath/commandments, and how other churches don't have the truth and such, so within 6 weeks I stopped going. I was telling my mom about this and that I'm no longer Adventist nor going back to an SDA church, but she defended them and tried to say not everyone believes in the prophet and such, but the lies are in our fundamental beliefs regardless. I knew my mom never really listened to me, but after that fight with her, I realized she is kinda of a narcissist. I also worry for her salvation as she believes works are quite mandatory. She doesn't understand that when one believes, they receive the Holy Spirit who guides and teaches them, and that they will be transformed and no longer desire to sin like they used to. I had to set up boundaries because I don't want her to keep vexing my soul and disturbing my peace. Thankfully, one friend messaged me last week. I knew her since high school, and her family got deported before she graduated. I was the key to helping them come back, and I didn't ask for anything in return. She was feeling convicted and was already working on changing her bad habits. She's been reading a lot of the bible on an app since she couldn't find her bible and said that Jesus is her Lord and Savior. She realized I was right about the end so she feels the same urgency I have and has been evangelizing as well. After 'testing the spirits' (as she used to be someone who joked [assumingly] about worshipping other gods when things were going wrong), I realized she was genuine and she was genuinely trying to convert her family. The day after finding all this out, I got her and her family bibles along with other books for her, and she really appreciates it. I did try to convince her brother months back, but he was getting more into Buddhist and this whole 'Christ consciousness' stuff, thinking he can be a god one day. Despite my logical arguments against it (I studied philosophy, evolution, and other beliefs in school. I've also gotten more into theology and apologetics recently), he didn't care for the bible or the Christian faith. Trust me, it's really discouraging trying to change people's mind this day and age. I know it's not my job to convert people as only the Holy Spirit can do that, but it sucks when you genuinely love and care for people, and want them to go to heaven with you, but they prefer their own beliefs and their sins over the truth and submission to the One who created them :/ For example, what woke me up late last year was talking talking to my closest friend who was more spiritual/new age initially (She didn't know it, but it started with her talking about seeking tarot card readings, and I wanted to warn her...and through that, I realized demons are very real and active and I started to see the world very differently. All these agendas, conspiracies, etc made me want to run to God and be serious about my faith), and I guess through our discussions over the months, she has come to agree with some biblical principles...but she just doesn't really care to take that leap of faith and trust in God, and it's been tiring...more so cause she's one who talks about how she just doesn't want to exist cause there's so much pain and suffering in this world, how this world is so evil and all we can do is accept it and such...and I'm here showing her the answer, a path to true love, peace, and joy, and she just doesn't want it. As independent as I am, it really sucks not having someone true to share your beliefs with and sharpen each other with, to encourage each other in this day and age, so I'm very happy God answered my prayer and gave me one ❤
@@kaykronicals yeah for sure! I know we are only asked to preach and only the Holy Spirit can change and transform people. I don't feel obligated to share, but it's out of love and obedience. However, 1. I work from home and I see my friends once every 4 years if we're lucky (many I haven't seen since before the pandemic). They're all introverts, so it was always a text-based relationship. I can't really show em what a Christian life means in my situation 😅 They know enough bout my life as we're very open and they listen at least 🙏 I'll always respect their decisions. BUT 2. I, and many Christians think this year may be the rapture/start of the tribulation based on prophesy, timelines, this urgent feeling in our souls etc. So I may be a lil desperate and pushy to them suddenly, but as you said, they can't say I didn't warn them. And if/when I disappear, they'll remember my plea for their souls due to my belief in biblical truth and maybe they'll repent later. It'd be great if they would consider it ahead of time, but I know the bible says many will be deceived, or chose their sins over God, and this and that, so I'm not surprised. I'm sad and frustrated for lost souls, but definitely more heart broken for God, seeing His own creation reject Him. I have a blog as well, it's not a Christian blog, but I wrote a couple posts including a page with all the questions one could ask, so if anyone cares to read it after I'm gone, it's there 🙏 but yeah, after the church thing, I've just been maintaining my peace and just focusing on my own relationship with God in these last days ❤️ I've preached to anyone around me already, and it honestly means so much to have one hear and seek God herself 🥺
hey Alex am Chelsea am a Kenyan and i have had a friend who i grew close with and we have been through alot and we decided to be best friends and since we finished boarding school we have been away from each other and she has been a bit reserved and when we talk its very shallow and empty not like before it really breaks my heart and am just writing this as a prayer in my heart that God may see me through and i know i will look back at this and be grateful i trusted
I just move across the country where I have no friends, no family and no Christian community. I pray that God sends me a family away from home. I pray that I can build strong relationships based on my faith in Lord Jesus
One of the biggest acts of love I’ve received from a friendship, we drove 10 hours to St Louis to spend time and praise the Lord together with our friends at the Fellowship of Praise church. As soon as we pull in the church parking lot, our car breaks down. The car was 17 years old, and the motor decided to give out 10 hours away from home! Honestly, I don’t even know if we had $100 to our name… Not knowing what we were going to do, our good friend Kevin whom was the pastor there, let us use his mom’s old car (who already passed away) to get home and help us get back to our feet. For a solid year and a half he let us use the car until we were able to get our own. That is a true example of what it’s like to love one another! Thank God for our brothers and sisters, we were never meant to do this alone.
I had a friend call me a few days ago asking about my well being because I've been MIA. It was soo hard being vulnerable but I felt relief after talking things out and prayer. I really enjoyed this episode ❤️
I haven't been to church in over a decade & the first time i went back was to get baptized & right after that , they people in the church Judged me after coming to them about my problems & it kinda made me look at the church in the lenses of "I can just go on this journey alone, i dont need to be judged or need people around me" & went another year without church because of the church hurt . I decided not to acknowledge it , now that im in a different state .. i found a church , but I have yet to go in . every time i think about walking in or driving there i start to panic . I mean i'm excited but my heart pounds im afraid that I will experience it all over again , but I know that God will use the same thing that hurt me to heal me . & Ofc i'm gonna get hurt by people , because we are flawed , we are broken , but Jesus loves his Church . It's important to him so it HAS to be important to us . I need a village I can trust , support , they can hold me accountable , open my eyes to things I can't see . God uses people for his Glory & that will never change . Im going this Sunday coming up & I just pray it's everything I hope & more
Hi! how was it? did you like it? I hope it went well but if not, you could try some online churches which I know for sure they exist everywhere! God bless you!
@@ANDRENEVERDIE21 thank you for asking . It actually went well . They welcomed me with open arms , felt like it was the first time i was actually able to go in and u dets tans everything . especially because i began to dive deeper in my Bible . yk how you haven't started reading and whenever they talk about things out the bible your kind of lost because you have no context or read it for yourself to know exactly what's going on? I've been following along & i'm falling back in love with church like i was as a young kid . lol it wasn't for long but it was fun , enjoyable , & the worship music was/is great.
@@taylorjeneaa1898 i feel you and i thank god he reached his hand for you when you asked to him to save you again. keep your faith and PLEASE!!! DONT CHANGE WHO YOU ARE because deep down, he loves you the way you are... with time, youll be polished and everything will be alright. things will flow in a way that you've never seen before. Just come as you are and let him do the plan he has to you. Dont rush anything, keep your mouth shut and listen to his voice. Be calm and take a deep breath. take your shoes off, let your pride aside and everything wiill be fine. God bless us all
This is where I am at. I am thankful for all the friendships that went away. They were not healthy. It is harder to find those relationships/ friendships where we practice what we preach.
I learn from them and they learn from me but ultimately we both learn from God. The more Christian friends I have, the more I grow closer to God and his people which is good for shaving away pride and self isolation.
This is really helpful. I don't have a lot of friends at all to be honest because a lot of my friendships in the past have been really shallow. I had one close friend for several years she was one of my best friends, but as I have grown in my faith, and she has done the complete opposite (she is very embedded into worldly values and beliefs), I have had to distance myself from her. I feel our friendship very forced, I care for her deeply, but we don't have anything in common anymore, and this kind of relationship serves no one. I have pretty much reduced my friend circle to one Christian girl that I am close with, as well as my fiancé. I occasionally see other friends, but again, very surface level relationships that provide no growth. I appreciate your talk about this a lot!
Maybe u were placed in her life to to be her friend instead of her being yours Ik we all want someone to challenge us and be the same as us be who we r fr but sometimes we gotta be those ppl to others yk that lead by example Jesus closest friends we’re sinners maybe u coulda helped her get back on track
I have help others get their life right with God and it had ultimately changed them for the better and has made them feel better and I thank the Lord for it all because it wasn’t me but it was all him
This is definitely something God has been teaching these last days, to love these friendships instead of damaging friendships because they are the ones that bring us closer to the ultimate goal, thank you Lord, thank you Alex for making this🙌
without a sea of water, rivers and ponds are never able to stay, same as how holy friendship needs to have the deep spiritual bond in order to sustain those daily random talks
Hey Alex, just finished listening to your short message "the simple life" I have recently done exactly the same thing removing all my captions and videos. I had a recent experience of the fear of the Lord. It was overwhelming and I thought I was going to die. Our God is a Holy God and He will not share His Glory. God Bless You Brother:)
I got this one homie, not gonna say her name. We are long distance, different time zones. But she has been nothing but a blessing to my life, She was always there for me whenever I needed her, and help me do nothing but grow in my Faith in Christ. Im not the expressing type but I appreciate her. She always tells me what I need to hear, and not what I want too hear.
Beautiful video! I am busy nowadays with thinking about Godly friendships. I have two friends who are like brothers for me. I'm friends with them both since the primary school. It's so wonderful to have good and healthy relationships. You can talk about anything with them. From weird things to deep things, like talking about God and the Bible. Thanks Alex for all your powerfull and deep video's about faith. Keep going on! I know that you'll bring very much people by Christ including myself. Keep it up! You have the power and knowledge for this! For the viewers: watch video's of Alex. It'll help you improving your Christian knowledge and wisdom. God bless you all!✝
GOD,, please keep my family, friends, loved ones and neighbors safe. Please watch over them always and let good health, happiness, and good fortune befall them. Amen.
i'd love to have Christian friends that I can talk to and share the faith, but I dont have any. the majority of my friendships were just worldly, very surface level. I wanted to talk to some friends about the end times, but they didnt really engage with the subject and I doubt they even cared. I'm going to a Christian social gathering event at my university this Wednesday. Im excited and I dunno what to expect. even if i end up not making a few Christian friends, I have Jesus. And He sticks closer than a brother! ❤
Sometimes, brother, you don't need the Scripture first to understand which relationships bring you closer to God and Jesus Christ, and which ones distance you. The same goes for marriage. Marrying someone who does not follow the word and God's teachings will certainly weaken your relationship with God, not strengthen it. If the Holy Spirit dwells in you, He will tell you how you feel about a person or a group of friends. It will be more than clear, I would say "alarming" or giving you a big green light. May the Lord bless you on your path 🕊️🙏❤️
Read through 1 Samuel. David and Johnathan, while not Christians by name-sake, both had a rich faith in God as He had revealed Himself up to that point and were the best of friends. Also read the proverbs of David's son, Solomon, who wrote numerous times about good, God-honoring friendships and unhealthy destructive friendships. The Proverbs are where the phrase "Iron sharpening iron" comes from. There are not a whole lot of passages that directly speak on friendship specifically, but as you read through your bible you are given countless EXAMPLES of good and bad friendship.
I have trouble making friends a tiny bit at my church I really want to open myself up more and initiate hanging out and things like that. I haven't been a social butterfly or hungout with people in a long time I kind of forgot how to lol
Hey Alex, thank you for all the videos that you make. After watching your videos I get to know about the Bible which translated into "meaning to meaning". I have been searching for it in whole internet but not getting anywhere. Any referral links or place where we can make purchase and shipment would be in India. Thank you once again! 😊
Hey Alex, I know I'm a stranger but I just wanted to ask you if you would pray for me, please? I'm in high school right now and I am going through a struggle for my mind, I'm dealing with my flesh and sinful thoughts. I've been trying to walk away for the past few months but I keep repeating my sins. This has been going on for a long time and I really wanna be free from it. Could you pray that I find my way back on the path God has intended for me and that I gain self-control over my flesh? Thank you and wonderful video bro.
My christian relationships aren't much and sum are good sum could be better it's God's will tho I hope thzt I'm doing and following, and thank you for this video Alex
I have a question - So I am a Christian and in in high school I met and became friends with a girl who was muslim and so I wandered if it was okay to continue to be friends with her since we share different beliefs. I also want to share the gospel with her, but I find it difficult to do so. If there are any tips, may you please share them with me.
I want more Christian friendships. But at my age 39 a lot of the women from a previous church only want to be around married Christian’s and not single people which I think is the dumbest thing I’ll never understand. So I get we should shine like a diamond together and sharpen one another but we also have these cliques too. 🤷🏽♀️ what do u do?
I think having non Christian friends is a good indicative that we doing God's work. Or you all think that everyone that followed Jesus was their follower? no, some of them had interest in, some others just wanted to know about him, see what he was up to. He was talking to EVERYBODY. How can we introduce Jesus love to someone that already received his love? That's what I think about being the salt of the earth. In the same way, we gotta let our light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven!
Question: when you are seeking God's will, and trying to figure out what to do in your life, is the answer always going to be about working to serve him? For example, if you were jobless and got a job as an english teacher, it can feed you and help students, how would I know that it is not God's will, if I reflect on it and it seems like a good path to follow? Or is it wrong of me that I'm not directly speaking about God or "serving" him? / Am I serving him by being a good teacher, even if I don't directly mention him? I'm sorry for my lack of knowledge, I wish someone would help me understand...
Hi there! This is the same exact question I had for myself too. This is what I have discovered - Some indicators of what God want us to do with are lives can be: 1. **God plants a desire in your heart** this longing that is a hint to what his will is for your life. 2. **Through others** - sometimes others will see it before you, maybe people have pointed out that you are good at something, or a unique gift that you have 3. **Sometimes it’s obvious** and you are just really good at it. God can use where we live, our gifts and talents, even a burden he places on our heart for how he wants us to achieve our number one purpose which is to to Love God, Love Others, and Expand the Kingdom of God by making disciples (Matthew 28:19-20, Matthew 22:38-40). This means that God may direct someone to be a teacher, a nurse, pastor, business person, youth leader etc. because he wants them to achieve this number one purpose through this occupation. Whatever we do with our lives must point to Jesus, God will never tell us to do something that contradicts his word. - (Matthew 6:33, Colossians 3:23-24, Romans 12:5-8, Ephesians 5:1, John 14:6, ) maybe God wants you to be a teacher because he knows that you will be able to represent Jesus in a place where he is not represented? God and You will know why he has specifically called you to this. What is good about this is that Jesus is not just represented on a Sunday in church but also in other areas of life, example schools, communities, hospitales to name a few. I think if every christian was to work full time in the church there wouldn't be enough jobs hahah. But don't worry even if we find that our occupation is not directly linked to church, we are still called to build up the church too (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 Romans 12:5-8) - for example God has called me to academics at this time but I also serve in youth ministry and tech team during the week. I pray that the Holy Spirit guides you as you make decisions about your life and that he will grant you clarity and divine wisdom, knowledge and understanding on this journey to discovering you specific calling God bless! and remember in whatever it is you do - Love God, Love Others, and Expand the Kingdom of God by making disciples (Matthew 28:19-20, Matthew 22:38-40)
Only christians? Are you sure about this? What about other religions? They don't exist? Or what. Or do we believe in a different god? I don't understand.
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🕆 1 Peter 5:6-10 "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you."🕆 Trust in the Lord don't be self-righteous learn to humble yourself and surrender to the word and will of God. Let the Holy Spirit guide you. Let God’s Peace and Grace be with you (To The Reader),.. Praise God always. Amen. 🕆🙏🙌
I had a Christian friend not so long ago..unfortunately the vulnerability was too much and the growth too painful. I still pray for them though. I know they pray for me too. The spiritual warfare gets crazy when you have Godly friends, I think, in hindsight. I wish we prayed more together.
I can relate to this
Yeah true
“We are who we are spending eternity with “ 😭❤️
This came right on time for me. I’ve praying for godly friendships and i see this as an answered prayer for me. Thank you, brother Alex! We’re truly blessed to have you❤❤❤❤
Same literally 5 minutes ago for me 😮💨🙌🏾 Thank you Jesus 🤧
You are so welcome
Same here, I was contemplating whom should be my friends for a good while, and your video came up. Thanks Alex!
My best friend is my sister cause when I was smoking weed and having sex she confronted me in a way I felt dirty and then I knew she is a true Christian friend . Her words lead me to the Cross!
Poor you
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@@Imjustkendall I’m sorry this person feels that way towards their self . May Jesus Christ deliver you 💜
My christian relationships right now are shallow. I know they should not be, they should be deep and translucent, hurtful to hear at times but not hating, but learning and growing. We are called to sharpen one another. Let us all do that my brothers and sisters in Christ. Amen. God bless. 😇🙏🏻❤️✝️
This came up at a great time. I grew up Christian, SDA though, so while I read through the bible myself a decade ago as I was finishing high school, I was still conflicted about works. God woke me up around new years and I came to believe the true gospel, and I've just been studying like crazy, reading my bible again, watching countless videos, and also reading many boos to correct my false beliefs and doctrine. Not long after, I started sharing the gospel with my friends and warning them about the end, which I believe is right around the corner as prophesy predicted a time like ours today and the stage is set for the Anti-Christ. My friends always knew I was Christian as I was unavailable on Saturdays/Sabbath along with food laws, not swearing etc. Growing up in a multicultural public school in Toronto, we were allowed to share our culture and express our beliefs, so I never felt ashamed of mine. I even have quite a few friends in 'the community', but they too knew where I stood on that. I never said it was okay, but I tolerated it and loved them regardless. However, this year, I felt an urgency to share the gospel with non-believers and really wake up who I assumed were lukewarm Christian friends, but they all rejected it. My Christian friends weren't really Christian at all. So I was starving for Christian friends whom I can talk about God and the bible with, and encourage each other in a time when most don't care for God and the bible/Jesus is being persecuted like crazy. I even made a post online to make a Christian group, but came across a rebellious PK who is fully in the world and a Mormon.
So, I started going back to church in June as a birthday resolution, a different SDA church since I moved farther away. I was so eager to be involved and have a church family, so I not only attended the service, but attended this online bible meeting Saturday evening, in-person bible study every other Wednesday, and a couple prayer meetings. But since the quarter was on Revelation, the lies and false doctrine from our false prophet became very clear. I actually started arguing with the two bible study leaders who didn't care to understand what I was saying, and eventually sent an email to the pastor, did a full document on why their views are unbiblical, but no one was swayed. I saw the pride and judgement they had in keeping the Sabbath/commandments, and how other churches don't have the truth and such, so within 6 weeks I stopped going. I was telling my mom about this and that I'm no longer Adventist nor going back to an SDA church, but she defended them and tried to say not everyone believes in the prophet and such, but the lies are in our fundamental beliefs regardless. I knew my mom never really listened to me, but after that fight with her, I realized she is kinda of a narcissist. I also worry for her salvation as she believes works are quite mandatory. She doesn't understand that when one believes, they receive the Holy Spirit who guides and teaches them, and that they will be transformed and no longer desire to sin like they used to. I had to set up boundaries because I don't want her to keep vexing my soul and disturbing my peace.
Thankfully, one friend messaged me last week. I knew her since high school, and her family got deported before she graduated. I was the key to helping them come back, and I didn't ask for anything in return. She was feeling convicted and was already working on changing her bad habits. She's been reading a lot of the bible on an app since she couldn't find her bible and said that Jesus is her Lord and Savior. She realized I was right about the end so she feels the same urgency I have and has been evangelizing as well. After 'testing the spirits' (as she used to be someone who joked [assumingly] about worshipping other gods when things were going wrong), I realized she was genuine and she was genuinely trying to convert her family. The day after finding all this out, I got her and her family bibles along with other books for her, and she really appreciates it. I did try to convince her brother months back, but he was getting more into Buddhist and this whole 'Christ consciousness' stuff, thinking he can be a god one day. Despite my logical arguments against it (I studied philosophy, evolution, and other beliefs in school. I've also gotten more into theology and apologetics recently), he didn't care for the bible or the Christian faith. Trust me, it's really discouraging trying to change people's mind this day and age. I know it's not my job to convert people as only the Holy Spirit can do that, but it sucks when you genuinely love and care for people, and want them to go to heaven with you, but they prefer their own beliefs and their sins over the truth and submission to the One who created them :/
For example, what woke me up late last year was talking talking to my closest friend who was more spiritual/new age initially (She didn't know it, but it started with her talking about seeking tarot card readings, and I wanted to warn her...and through that, I realized demons are very real and active and I started to see the world very differently. All these agendas, conspiracies, etc made me want to run to God and be serious about my faith), and I guess through our discussions over the months, she has come to agree with some biblical principles...but she just doesn't really care to take that leap of faith and trust in God, and it's been tiring...more so cause she's one who talks about how she just doesn't want to exist cause there's so much pain and suffering in this world, how this world is so evil and all we can do is accept it and such...and I'm here showing her the answer, a path to true love, peace, and joy, and she just doesn't want it. As independent as I am, it really sucks not having someone true to share your beliefs with and sharpen each other with, to encourage each other in this day and age, so I'm very happy God answered my prayer and gave me one ❤
@@kaykronicals yeah for sure! I know we are only asked to preach and only the Holy Spirit can change and transform people. I don't feel obligated to share, but it's out of love and obedience. However, 1. I work from home and I see my friends once every 4 years if we're lucky (many I haven't seen since before the pandemic). They're all introverts, so it was always a text-based relationship. I can't really show em what a Christian life means in my situation 😅 They know enough bout my life as we're very open and they listen at least 🙏 I'll always respect their decisions. BUT 2. I, and many Christians think this year may be the rapture/start of the tribulation based on prophesy, timelines, this urgent feeling in our souls etc. So I may be a lil desperate and pushy to them suddenly, but as you said, they can't say I didn't warn them. And if/when I disappear, they'll remember my plea for their souls due to my belief in biblical truth and maybe they'll repent later. It'd be great if they would consider it ahead of time, but I know the bible says many will be deceived, or chose their sins over God, and this and that, so I'm not surprised. I'm sad and frustrated for lost souls, but definitely more heart broken for God, seeing His own creation reject Him. I have a blog as well, it's not a Christian blog, but I wrote a couple posts including a page with all the questions one could ask, so if anyone cares to read it after I'm gone, it's there 🙏 but yeah, after the church thing, I've just been maintaining my peace and just focusing on my own relationship with God in these last days ❤️ I've preached to anyone around me already, and it honestly means so much to have one hear and seek God herself 🥺
hey Alex am Chelsea am a Kenyan and i have had a friend who i grew close with and we have been through alot and we decided to be best friends and since we finished boarding school we have been away from each other and she has been a bit reserved and when we talk its very shallow and empty not like before it really breaks my heart and am just writing this as a prayer in my heart that God may see me through and i know i will look back at this and be grateful i trusted
I just move across the country where I have no friends, no family and no Christian community. I pray that God sends me a family away from home. I pray that I can build strong relationships based on my faith in Lord Jesus
I feel like I lack depth in my Christian friendships. I want to change the frequency of how much I interact with people. 😊
One of the biggest acts of love I’ve received from a friendship, we drove 10 hours to St Louis to spend time and praise the Lord together with our friends at the Fellowship of Praise church. As soon as we pull in the church parking lot, our car breaks down. The car was 17 years old, and the motor decided to give out 10 hours away from home! Honestly, I don’t even know if we had $100 to our name…
Not knowing what we were going to do, our good friend Kevin whom was the pastor there, let us use his mom’s old car (who already passed away) to get home and help us get back to our feet. For a solid year and a half he let us use the car until we were able to get our own. That is a true example of what it’s like to love one another! Thank God for our brothers and sisters, we were never meant to do this alone.
Amen, God bless you🙏🏾❤️Lord Jesus Christ Loves you 🙌🏾
Glory to God❤🙏🏾
Honestly I don’t have any friendships like this. I need friendships like this though
One day ill have true Christian friendships in the name of Jesus!
I had a friend call me a few days ago asking about my well being because I've been MIA. It was soo hard being vulnerable but I felt relief after talking things out and prayer. I really enjoyed this episode ❤️
Thank God for you! Thank you for allowing God to use you to speak life and truth into this place 🙌🏼 God bless you and your family
Wow, thank you
I haven't been to church in over a decade & the first time i went back was to get baptized & right after that , they people in the church Judged me after coming to them about my problems & it kinda made me look at the church in the lenses of "I can just go on this journey alone, i dont need to be judged or need people around me" & went another year without church because of the church hurt . I decided not to acknowledge it , now that im in a different state .. i found a church , but I have yet to go in . every time i think about walking in or driving there i start to panic . I mean i'm excited but my heart pounds im afraid that I will experience it all over again , but I know that God will use the same thing that hurt me to heal me . & Ofc i'm gonna get hurt by people , because we are flawed , we are broken , but Jesus loves his Church . It's important to him so it HAS to be important to us . I need a village I can trust , support , they can hold me accountable , open my eyes to things I can't see . God uses people for his Glory & that will never change . Im going this Sunday coming up & I just pray it's everything I hope & more
Hi! how was it? did you like it? I hope it went well but if not, you could try some online churches which I know for sure they exist everywhere! God bless you!
@@ANDRENEVERDIE21 thank you for asking . It actually went well . They welcomed me with open arms , felt like it was the first time i was actually able to go in and u dets tans everything . especially because i began to dive deeper in my Bible . yk how you haven't started reading and whenever they talk about things out the bible your kind of lost because you have no context or read it for yourself to know exactly what's going on? I've been following along & i'm falling back in love with church like i was as a young kid . lol it wasn't for long but it was fun , enjoyable , & the worship music was/is great.
@@taylorjeneaa1898 i feel you and i thank god he reached his hand for you when you asked to him to save you again. keep your faith and PLEASE!!! DONT CHANGE WHO YOU ARE because deep down, he loves you the way you are... with time, youll be polished and everything will be alright. things will flow in a way that you've never seen before. Just come as you are and let him do the plan he has to you. Dont rush anything, keep your mouth shut and listen to his voice. Be calm and take a deep breath. take your shoes off, let your pride aside and everything wiill be fine. God bless us all
@@ANDRENEVERDIE21 i really needed this 🥺 thank you , God bless you !
This is where I am at. I am thankful for all the friendships that went away. They were not healthy. It is harder to find those relationships/ friendships where we practice what we preach.
I learn from them and they learn from me but ultimately we both learn from God. The more Christian friends I have, the more I grow closer to God and his people which is good for shaving away pride and self isolation.
i’ve had bad worldy friendships so it’s hard to trust people. i know the people in my church are trustworthy i just need to take that step
This is really helpful. I don't have a lot of friends at all to be honest because a lot of my friendships in the past have been really shallow. I had one close friend for several years she was one of my best friends, but as I have grown in my faith, and she has done the complete opposite (she is very embedded into worldly values and beliefs), I have had to distance myself from her. I feel our friendship very forced, I care for her deeply, but we don't have anything in common anymore, and this kind of relationship serves no one. I have pretty much reduced my friend circle to one Christian girl that I am close with, as well as my fiancé. I occasionally see other friends, but again, very surface level relationships that provide no growth. I appreciate your talk about this a lot!
Maybe u were placed in her life to to be her friend instead of her being yours Ik we all want someone to challenge us and be the same as us be who we r fr but sometimes we gotta be those ppl to others yk that lead by example Jesus closest friends we’re sinners maybe u coulda helped her get back on track
I have help others get their life right with God and it had ultimately changed them for the better and has made them feel better and I thank the Lord for it all because it wasn’t me but it was all him
for real thank you for this beautiful sermon.Lately I’ve been ignoring my best friend because of some ignorance so thank you very much❤
This is definitely something God has been teaching these last days, to love these friendships instead of damaging friendships because they are the ones that bring us closer to the ultimate goal, thank you Lord, thank you Alex for making this🙌
Praise God Jesus brotherd and sisters
Love: Wanting Gods best for someone and taking action to see it happen.
without a sea of water, rivers and ponds are never able to stay, same as how holy friendship needs to have the deep spiritual bond in order to sustain those daily random talks
Hey Alex, just finished listening to your short message "the simple life" I have recently done exactly the same thing removing all my captions and videos. I had a recent experience of the fear of the Lord. It was overwhelming and I thought I was going to die. Our God is a Holy God and He will not share His Glory. God Bless You Brother:)
Right on time for me too! I'm growing in this area right now
I literally don't have any. I hope to have some one day. ❤
Same
Thia came up in a perfect time! Thanks Lord for the life of your serve
hmmmmmmm this is powerful brother Alex!!!!!! God bless you I pray that you never fall away from God in Jesus name, Amen.
As a xc runner the running analogy was the truest thing I’ve ever heard. The only difference is for me the pain isn’t worth the endorphins
So timely
beautiful take
Thank you kindly!
I got this one homie, not gonna say her name. We are long distance, different time zones. But she has been nothing but a blessing to my life, She was always there for me whenever I needed her, and help me do nothing but grow in my Faith in Christ. Im not the expressing type but I appreciate her. She always tells me what I need to hear, and not what I want too hear.
thank you for pushing me in my journey
Amen 🙏 ❤
Very well done sir. Yes my Christian brothers and sisters are priceless. They build me up and never tear me down. Thank you Alex..
Beautiful video! I am busy nowadays with thinking about Godly friendships. I have two friends who are like brothers for me. I'm friends with them both since the primary school. It's so wonderful to have good and healthy relationships. You can talk about anything with them. From weird things to deep things, like talking about God and the Bible.
Thanks Alex for all your powerfull and deep video's about faith. Keep going on! I know that you'll bring very much people by Christ including myself.
Keep it up! You have the power and knowledge for this!
For the viewers: watch video's of Alex. It'll help you improving your Christian knowledge and wisdom. God bless you all!✝
Needed this. Thank you! Amen
Right on time for me
God bless you ❤
10:27 is so powerful!🥺🥺🥺
Thanks for making this.
Thanks,Brother ❤
Boldly loved,Bold to love ❤️
Thanks
GOD,, please keep my family, friends, loved ones and neighbors safe. Please watch over them always and let good health, happiness, and good fortune befall them. Amen.
may God continue to use you 🙌
Thanks brother Alex!
Thank you Alex❤ always helpful
I like this spiritual talk. Nice job brother ❤
Amen
Unfortunately I never had a healthy Christian friendship nor a real Christian friend. Will pray for one🙏🏾
Man you are so inspiring ❤
i'd love to have Christian friends that I can talk to and share the faith, but I dont have any. the majority of my friendships were just worldly, very surface level. I wanted to talk to some friends about the end times, but they didnt really engage with the subject and I doubt they even cared.
I'm going to a Christian social gathering event at my university this Wednesday. Im excited and I dunno what to expect. even if i end up not making a few Christian friends, I have Jesus. And He sticks closer than a brother! ❤
I think this is good, I just want to see the scripture behind it. I want to see what God has to say about Christian friendships!
Sometimes, brother, you don't need the Scripture first to understand which relationships bring you closer to God and Jesus Christ, and which ones distance you. The same goes for marriage. Marrying someone who does not follow the word and God's teachings will certainly weaken your relationship with God, not strengthen it. If the Holy Spirit dwells in you, He will tell you how you feel about a person or a group of friends. It will be more than clear, I would say "alarming" or giving you a big green light. May the Lord bless you on your path 🕊️🙏❤️
Talk to God yourself, get personal answers. Don’t let people on YT or elsewhere digest the word and feed their version of ‘truth’ to you 😌
Read through 1 Samuel. David and Johnathan, while not Christians by name-sake, both had a rich faith in God as He had revealed Himself up to that point and were the best of friends. Also read the proverbs of David's son, Solomon, who wrote numerous times about good, God-honoring friendships and unhealthy destructive friendships. The Proverbs are where the phrase "Iron sharpening iron" comes from.
There are not a whole lot of passages that directly speak on friendship specifically, but as you read through your bible you are given countless EXAMPLES of good and bad friendship.
Iron sharpens iron
@@41A2E that is really helpful! Thank you! Lord bless you guys!
I have trouble making friends a tiny bit at my church I really want to open myself up more and initiate hanging out and things like that. I haven't been a social butterfly or hungout with people in a long time I kind of forgot how to lol
Hey Alex, thank you for all the videos that you make. After watching your videos I get to know about the Bible which translated into "meaning to meaning". I have been searching for it in whole internet but not getting anywhere.
Any referral links or place where we can make purchase and shipment would be in India.
Thank you once again! 😊
1 John 3:16
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Hey Alex, I know I'm a stranger but I just wanted to ask you if you would pray for me, please? I'm in high school right now and I am going through a struggle for my mind, I'm dealing with my flesh and sinful thoughts. I've been trying to walk away for the past few months but I keep repeating my sins. This has been going on for a long time and I really wanna be free from it. Could you pray that I find my way back on the path God has intended for me and that I gain self-control over my flesh? Thank you and wonderful video bro.
My christian relationships aren't much and sum are good sum could be better it's God's will tho I hope thzt I'm doing and following, and thank you for this video Alex
I have a question - So I am a Christian and in in high school I met and became friends with a girl who was muslim and so I wandered if it was okay to continue to be friends with her since we share different beliefs. I also want to share the gospel with her, but I find it difficult to do so. If there are any tips, may you please share them with me.
hey alex, have you always had ads in your videos? I don’t know if I just never got ads, but I’m starting to get them now
this cooked
I want more Christian friendships. But at my age 39 a lot of the women from a previous church only want to be around married Christian’s and not single people which I think is the dumbest thing I’ll never understand. So I get we should shine like a diamond together and sharpen one another but we also have these cliques too. 🤷🏽♀️ what do u do?
I think having non Christian friends is a good indicative that we doing God's work. Or you all think that everyone that followed Jesus was their follower? no, some of them had interest in, some others just wanted to know about him, see what he was up to. He was talking to EVERYBODY. How can we introduce Jesus love to someone that already received his love? That's what I think about being the salt of the earth. In the same way, we gotta let our light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven!
But how do you boldly love? Especially people that dont, and have shallow relationships with you as a result
Hey Alex, sorry for my ignorance, but have you ever dealt with deliverance?
Question: when you are seeking God's will, and trying to figure out what to do in your life, is the answer always going to be about working to serve him? For example, if you were jobless and got a job as an english teacher, it can feed you and help students, how would I know that it is not God's will, if I reflect on it and it seems like a good path to follow? Or is it wrong of me that I'm not directly speaking about God or "serving" him? / Am I serving him by being a good teacher, even if I don't directly mention him?
I'm sorry for my lack of knowledge, I wish someone would help me understand...
Hi there! This is the same exact question I had for myself too. This is what I have discovered -
Some indicators of what God want us to do with are lives can be:
1. **God plants a desire in your heart** this longing that is a hint to what his will is for your life.
2. **Through others** - sometimes others will see it before you, maybe people have pointed out that you are good at something, or a unique gift that you have
3. **Sometimes it’s obvious** and you are just really good at it.
God can use where we live, our gifts and talents, even a burden he places on our heart for how he wants us to achieve our number one purpose which is to to Love God, Love Others, and Expand the Kingdom of God by making disciples (Matthew 28:19-20, Matthew 22:38-40). This means that God may direct someone to be a teacher, a nurse, pastor, business person, youth leader etc. because he wants them to achieve this number one purpose through this occupation.
Whatever we do with our lives must point to Jesus, God will never tell us to do something that contradicts his word. - (Matthew 6:33, Colossians 3:23-24, Romans 12:5-8, Ephesians 5:1, John 14:6, ) maybe God wants you to be a teacher because he knows that you will be able to represent Jesus in a place where he is not represented? God and You will know why he has specifically called you to this.
What is good about this is that Jesus is not just represented on a Sunday in church but also in other areas of life, example schools, communities, hospitales to name a few. I think if every christian was to work full time in the church there wouldn't be enough jobs hahah. But don't worry even if we find that our occupation is not directly linked to church, we are still called to build up the church too (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 Romans 12:5-8) - for example God has called me to academics at this time but I also serve in youth ministry and tech team during the week.
I pray that the Holy Spirit guides you as you make decisions about your life and that he will grant you clarity and divine wisdom, knowledge and understanding on this journey to discovering you specific calling
God bless! and remember in whatever it is you do - Love God, Love Others, and Expand the Kingdom of God by making disciples (Matthew 28:19-20, Matthew 22:38-40)
@@Estee894 thank you for the answer, it is really helpful and I will reflect upon it 🙂🙂
don’t really have christian friends and
Only christians? Are you sure about this? What about other religions? They don't exist? Or what. Or do we believe in a different god? I don't understand.
You are running too fast bro slow down and it will be far more enjoyable
Alex google 80/20 running. Do 80 percent of running at easy conversational pace. You will get faster and more efficient, not be sore, and enjoy it more
🕆 1 Peter 5:6-10 "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you."🕆
Trust in the Lord don't be self-righteous learn to humble yourself and surrender to the word and will of God. Let the Holy Spirit guide you. Let God’s Peace and Grace be with you (To The Reader),.. Praise God always. Amen. 🕆🙏🙌